Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Does the current minister agree with Mr Waterford that under the former minister, some Families SA staff were 'verging on incompetent to the point of impacting on the agency's capacity to fulfil its mandate to protect children in South Australia'?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned.

Mr Marshall: How on earth could you be responsible for this? This is a line of responsibility.

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:22): No; I just want to—

Mr Marshall: How is this a reform issue?

The SPEAKER: The leader is called to order.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Mr Speaker, I don't think it is appropriate for me or the minister to be giving a running commentary about the thoughts that may or may not have been in the mind of the former minister, as reflected through the evidence given by Mr Waterford.